From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 38 Xiangling repays her gratitude
Calm your mind and concentrate, the true qi will flow out from the dantian, pass through the meridians, and slowly reach the left arm.

Soon I felt an obstacle in front of me, like a river blockage.

Meng Yuan was not in a hurry. He pushed his true Qi in slowly, nine slow strokes and one fast stroke, nine shallow strokes and one deep stroke, and then he slowly increased his strength until each stroke was both deep and fast.

An unknown amount of time had passed before Meng Yuan felt the blockage suddenly clear up, and the first acupoint on his left arm opened, which was on the upper arm.

Meng Yuan opened his eyes and it was getting dark.

After dinner and a short rest, Meng Yuan led the students to continue night training.

We sweated and worked until we were exhausted, and then we dispersed.

Meng Yuan, as the eldest senior brother, also visited the men's and women's dormitories. Seeing that they were relatively clean, he talked some nonsense about taking frequent showers and drying quilts more often, and then returned to his residence next to the training ground.

Old Man Jiang had already gone to bed, but a candle was still lit in Jiang Tang's room.

Meng Yuan pushed the door open and saw the little girl studying seriously.

This girl cleans her room, reads books and writes, boils medicine and cooks at home every day. She has even made several pairs of new shoes.

"Brother!" Jiang Tang was very happy to see Meng Yuan coming back, "I'll bring you a midnight snack!"

She rushed out and brought back a casserole filled with lamb slow-cooked over low heat.

Now that the growth of essence and fire is slow, Meng Yuan has to add extra food every night, and never stops.

"Let's eat together." Meng Yuan sat down and started eating without even thinking it was too hot.

"I'm not hungry." Jiang Tang sat opposite him and poured him some tea attentively. Then he put his arms on the table, held his face with his hands, looked at Meng Yuan foolishly, and whispered, "Brother, Sister Xunmei is here this afternoon."

"What is she doing here?" Meng Yuan asked while eating.

"Just asking about you."

Jiang Tang stretched out his right hand, tilted his head, and helped Meng Yuan push his hair behind his ears to prevent it from getting stained with meat grease. He said, "Sister Xunmei saw that I was reading a book and learning to read, so she asked me if I was willing to follow her and work."

Meng Yuan understood that Xun Mei was a really good person. He was worried that he had offended the prince and Steward Liu, so he wanted to seek shelter from this girl.

This time the favor is really over.

"What did your grandfather say? What do you think?" Meng Yuan asked.

"Grandpa told me to listen to you." Jiang Tang said softly, "Sister Xunmei said that I can go to her place during the day. She can make medicine for grandpa in the morning and evening, and she can also make you a midnight snack at night."

This means she is willing to go! Also, although Xunmei is a maid, she is no different from her master. She is polite and gentle, graceful, good at managing money, and has a good temperament. It is normal for a little girl to admire her.

"Then go ahead." Meng Yuan smiled, "Tomorrow morning I'll take you to buy some headwear. You won't have your ears pierced, but you can buy some bracelets and hairpins."

"Yeah!" Jiang Tang's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said happily: "I have saved up several taels of silver, so I'll use my money this time!"

Meng Yuan took out a hundred taels of silver and handed it to her, "Use this."

Jiang Tang was confused and asked where the money came from, but Meng Yuan didn't say anything.

The next morning, Meng Yuan went to the training ground for morning exercises before taking Jiang Tang out with him.

The two of them had a good meal and wandered around for the whole morning. They went to a silver jewelry shop and bought bracelets and hairpins. They also bought a bronze mirror and a jewelry box. That was all they had.

Seeing the little girl so happy, Meng Yuan felt even more relieved and plunged into the training ground, planning to complete the thirty-three days as soon as possible.

When they arrived at the training ground and practiced until the evening, Meng Yuan opened a new acupoint on his left arm.

He originally planned to go back and ask the little girl how she felt about her first day at work, but Wu Changsheng came to ask Meng Yuan why he didn't shout out the slogan today. Tie Niu also felt that shouting a few times every day could express his loyalty to the princess.

"Loyalty is not something that can be shouted out, it's something that can be done!" Meng Yuan refused very seriously.

In the following days, Master Nie was not there again, and Meng Yuan did not go looking for him.

Meng Yuan had no worries and focused on attacking the acupoints. He did not go out, and was too lazy to even ask about Liu He's affairs, let alone go to Zuiyue Tower.

Flirting with women, especially widows, is extremely boring! With this little free time, Meng Yuan would rather play with the stone mill!

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and it was already late February.

As the morning sun rose, Meng Yuan first performed a set of Baozhuang Yangyuan Gong, and then chose a place to sit quietly, imagining the water of the river.

Mobilize the true Qi, over and over again, and unlike before, it is not nine slow and one fast, but hit the acupoints hard each time.

In a trance, Meng Yuan suddenly felt the blockage disappear without a trace. At this point, after practicing diligently day and night, all the acupoints in his limbs were opened, and the lower thirty-three heavens were fully opened.

Meng Yuan was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt his whole body trembling slightly, and the true energy in his dantian seemed unstable.

Master Nie never mentioned this situation. Meng Yuan quickly calmed down and it took him a long time to calm down.

"According to Master Nie, the lower thirty-three heavens are within the skin and flesh, and the middle thirty-three heavens are within the tendons and bones. The two are in corresponding positions."

"The ninth level is to fully open the lower thirty-three heavens. Now it is fully opened. What should I do next to break the mirror completely?"

Meng Yuan is a young boy and he really doesn't understand things.

"Master Nie always said that he would find a brothel owner to teach me. Actually, in terms of martial arts, he is the brothel owner."

Meng Yuan was an honest man. Seeing that it was almost noon, he went to find someone at lunchtime and had a free meal.

We rushed all the way to Zuiyue Tower and were familiar with the route.

"Why haven't you come to see me for such a long time? Are you dissatisfied with the noise here?" Nie Qingqing's clothes were a little thin, but her plumpness was visible. She wore a jade hairpin and a step-shaking ornament, and had a smile on her lips. She really looked like a gentle and charming big sister.

Meng Yuan's heart was moved, but he still pretended to be serious, "Sister Qingqing, is Master Nie still busy with martial arts matters?"

Seeing that the young man was talking about serious matters right away, Nie Qingqing stopped smiling and said, "The martial arts business is nothing. Uncle Zhang had something to do recently, so he borrowed my father away."

"The Demon Suppression Bureau's Songhe Prefecture Guard Station?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Nie Qingqing folded her hands, "He will probably be back in two or three days."

"I see." Meng Yuan had figured it out, so he stopped asking questions and just said, "Sister, I ran all the way here and I'm very thirsty. Can I have some tea?"

Meng Yuan still wanted to eat for free.

"You are here to see Master Nie, not me. Why should I care about your tea?" Nie Qingqing waved her hand, and a servant brought a jar of wine. "I will never forget your kindness in helping me last time. This jar of wine is a thank you gift."

After saying that, Nie Qingqing walked away. The servant stuffed the jar of wine into Meng Yuan's arms and did not forget to drive him away, "Young Master, please go back."

Eh? Women are really weird. When I'm serious, you think I'm not flirty enough, but when I get flirty, you say I'm playing around!

Meng Yuan didn't get the meal, so he walked back holding the jar of wine.

When I returned to the palace, I saw someone waiting at the gate of the parade ground. It was Zhao Datou.

Zhao Datou also saw Meng Yuan. He hurried forward and glanced at the wine jar in Meng Yuan's arms. He asked very seriously, "Xiao Meng, tell me honestly, did my aunt sleep with you?"

What does this have to do with anything? Meng Yuan said helplessly: "I have been in the palace all the time, where can I sleep?"

Zhao Datou didn't believe it, so he grabbed Meng Yuan's wrist again. He saw that he was warm, had no dark circles under his eyes, and looked full of energy. He definitely didn't look like he was drained by women, so he felt relieved.

"My aunt came to see me and said she wanted to see you." Zhao Datou said in a low voice.

"How did I find you? She probably doesn't know that we are working in the pastoral village." Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"She said that the smell of cow dung in our village is the strongest and the best smelling, so she found me as soon as she came." Zhao Datou said helplessly.

Meng Yuan smiled and asked, "Did she tell me why she wanted to see me?"

Zhao Datou stared at Meng Yuan and whispered, "She said that you untied her rope, and she went back to her hometown, missing her godmother and you, and she wanted to repay you."

It seems that she has to repay the favor of saving her life. That little Xiangling is indeed not very smart, but her character is acceptable.

"How is she going to repay me?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"How can I repay you?" Zhao Datou grabbed Meng Yuan's arm and refused to let go. "Little Meng, I know you have a promising future and you have good ideas. The girl from the Jiang family is still young. You are a young man with a hot temper, but you can't just go looking for someone casually. Even if you go to a prostitute, it won't cost much!"

At this point, Zhao Datou quickly added, "But don't take Tieniu with you, he's still a child."

"..." Meng Yuan rubbed his brows, smiled helplessly, and asked, "Did she say in person that she wanted to sleep with me?"

"No, she just wants to see you. We have an appointment for tomorrow morning, outside the manor." Zhao Datou was still afraid, "The aunt is very proud and said she will definitely make you very happy!"

Very happy? How happy?

Meng Yuan had no interest in sleeping with the little weasel, and he knew that Xiangling definitely didn't want to sleep with him.

However, now that the lower thirty-three heavens are fully open, there is still no way to advance to the eighth level, and Master Nie is not here, it might be a good idea to go out for a walk. It only takes a day to go back and forth anyway.

(End of this chapter)